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Braised Chicken in Oyster Sauce

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Servings: 4
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Chicken Marinade
  • 4 chicken legs chopped
  • 1 tbsp shao xing wine
  • 2 tsp light soy sauce
  • dash of white pepper
Ingredients
  • 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms sliced into 4
  • 3 cloves garlic peeled & lightly smashed
  • 1 inch thumb old ginger sliced
  • 3 stalks spring onions cut white part into 2 inch length (reserve some for garnish)
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • Corn starch slurry
Sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2.5 tsp sugar
  • salt adjust to taste
Garnish
  • Chopped spring onions

Method
 

  1. Marinate chicken with all the ingredients listed under 'chicken marinade' for 30 minutes.
  2. Heat sesame oil in wok or pot over medium high heat.
  3. Stir-fry garlic, ginger, and spring onion until fragrant.
  4. Add chicken to brown both sides.
  5. Add mushrooms to cook for 30 seconds.
  6. Pour in all the ingredients for sauce, and give it a stir.
  7. Bring to boil, cover, and reduce heat to low.
  8. Allow to simmer for 35-45 minutes until chicken is tender and sauce reduced.
  9. Drizzle in cornstarch slurry while stirring to thicken sauce.
  10. Serve garnished with chopped spring onions.